RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the Common Consular Instructions on visas for diplomatic missions and consular posts in relation to the introduction of biometrics including provisions on the organisation of the reception and processing of visa applications
18.3.2009 - (5329/1/2009 – C6‑0088/2009 – 2006/0088(COD)) - ***II
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Rapporteur: Sarah Ludford
DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION
on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the Common Consular Instructions on visas for diplomatic missions and consular posts in relation to the introduction of biometrics including provisions on the organisation of the reception and processing of visa applications
(5329/1/2009 – C6‑0088/2009 – 2006/0088(COD))
(Codecision procedure: second reading)
The European Parliament,
– having regard to the Council common position (5329/1/2009 – C6‑0088/2009),
– having regard to its position at first reading[1] on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0269),
– having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,
– having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,
– having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0143/2009),
1. Approves the common position;
2. Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position;
3. Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the EC Treaty;
4. Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Union;
5. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
- [1] Texts adopted ..., P6_TA(2008)0358.
PROCEDURE
Title |
Common consular instructions: biometric identifiers and visa applications |
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References |
05329/1/2009 – C6-0088/2009 – 2006/0088(COD) |
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Date of Parliament’s first reading – P number |
10.7.2008 T6-0358/2008 |
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Commission proposal |
COM(2006)0269 - C6-0166/2006 |
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Date receipt of common position announced in plenary |
12.3.2009 |
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Committee responsible Date announced in plenary |
LIBE 12.3.2009 |
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Rapporteur(s) Date appointed |
Baroness Sarah Ludford 20.6.2006 |
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Discussed in committee |
16.3.2009 |
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Date adopted |
16.3.2009 |
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Result of final vote |
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28 6 1 |
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Members present for the final vote |
Alexander Alvaro, Roberta Angelilli, Catherine Boursier, Emine Bozkurt, Maddalena Calia, Carlos Coelho, Panayiotis Demetriou, Gérard Deprez, Bárbara Dührkop Dührkop, Urszula Gacek, Kinga Gál, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Ewa Klamt, Stavros Lambrinidis, Henrik Lax, Baroness Sarah Ludford, Claude Moraes, Rareş-Lucian Niculescu, Martine Roure, Sebastiano Sanzarello, Inger Segelström, Ioannis Varvitsiotis, Manfred Weber |
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Substitute(s) present for the final vote |
Alin Lucian Antochi, Edit Bauer, Simon Busuttil, Marco Cappato, Carlo Casini, Elisabetta Gardini, Sophia in ‘t Veld, Jean Lambert, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Bill Newton Dunn, Nicolae Vlad Popa |
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Substitute(s) under Rule 178(2) present for the final vote |
Raül Romeva i Rueda |
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Date tabled |
18.3.2009 |
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